George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is for, and about, children; in fact, its first act is almost entirely devoted to kids. And the many youngsters onstage at the Academy of Music for Friday’s ...

Lemn Sissay explores Tchaikovsky's music from The Nutcracker with beautiful animation ... and Grades 4-5. Flute parts can be played by the violins Oboe parts can be played by the flutes and ...

What would the holidays be without Ballet Idaho’s magical production of The Nutcracker? The glittering anticipation begins as soon as the Boise Philharmonic plays the first overture notes of ...

Some stagings have had predominantly black or diverse casts, the most famous being Donald Byrd’s 1996 The Harlem Nutcracker ... different places and people. Magic is important.” ...